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4650-00. Nick Licata

 Record Group
Identifier: 4650-00
Nick Licata was elected to five terms on City Council, serving from 1998 to 2015. During his time in office, he chaired committees covering areas including parks, public safety, human services, and arts and culture. He served as Council President from 2006 to 2007. In his college years at Bowling Green State University, Licata was student body president and president of Students for a Democratic Society before earning a degree in political science in 1969. He then moved to Seattle to attend graduate school at the University of Washington, where he received a masters degree in sociology in 1973. Licata was a longtime activist in the community, helping to found the Coalition Against Redlining; Citizens for More Important Things, which campaigned against excessive public funding for sports stadiums, and Give Peace a Dance, a nuclear disarmament group. He was a founder of The Civic Foundation and the Friends of Westlake Park, and he was a member of the first board of directors for the Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program. He worked as an insurance broker for 17 years prior to his election to City Council. In 2003, Licata published the childrens book “Princess Bianca and the Vandals,” and in 2016 after leaving Council, he wrote “Becoming a Citizen Activist.” In 2012 The Nation named him the Progressive Municipal Official of the Year. He was the founding chair of the national municipal policy network Local Progress.
Creator: Licata, Nick

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Monorail Ad Hoc Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4650-10
Dates: 2002

Finance and Culture Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4650-11
Scope and Contents Note Committee meeting records maintained by Nick Licata's office. These records include materials on city finances such as budget appropriations, surplus property, real property, and public banking. Records also address wage and labor standards, marijuana business regulations, and for-hire vehicles and taxis. Committee records contain poetry and materials on Arts District(s) planning, zoning cultural buildings, and LPAT (Landmark Performing Arts Theater). Series includes records from a joint...
Dates: 2014-2015

Nick Licata Moving Image Collection

 Series
Identifier: 4650-12
Scope and Contents Note Moving images, both analog and digital collected by Councilmember Nick Licata's office during his tenure on Seattle City Council. Created by entities within and outside of the City, the videotapes contain interviews with Licata, as well as content related to relevant legislation and issues from his time on Council. Topics range from the Teen Dance Ordinance/All-Ages Dance Ordinance to the Monorail. The majority of the footage is from programs and projects Licata created and...
Dates: 1998-2015

Budget Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4650-13
Abstract

Records of the 2015 budget process.

Dates: 2014-2015

Nick Licata Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4650-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, staff reports, and notes regarding issues of note during Licata's 18-year tenure on City Council. Primary issue areas include civil rights, parks and recreation, transportation, cultural events and resources, and social welfare concerns. Transportation-related topics in the records include the monorail, the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement, Sound Transit light rail planning, pedestrian safety, and streetcars. Other records in the series cover planning for the...
Dates: 1979-2015; Majority of material found within 1998-2015

Culture, Arts, and Parks Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4650-03
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, draft legislation, reports, notes, and staff analysis related to issues and legislation discussed by the Culture, Arts, and Parks Committee during Licata's tenure as chair.

Dates: 1998-2001

Newsletters

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4650-04
Scope and Contents note

Newsletters created by Nick Licata to provide a forum for his opinions and as a means of disseminating information and public policy issues to his constituents. Subjects include all issues that come before the City Council with emphasis on Licata's special areas of interest including parks and recreation, cultural resources and activities, the arts, transportation, and social justice concerns. Includes both "Urban Politics" and "Nick's Notes."

Dates: 1996-2013

Neighborhoods, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4650-05
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to the arts, human rights and discrimination, neighborhood improvement projects, housing, transportation, ethics and elections, and historic landmark preservation. Includes materials on the Seattle Monorail Project (Green Line) and the Downtown Hygiene and Day Center.

Dates: 2002-2003

Public Safety, Governmental Relations, and Arts Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4650-06
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to public safety, police accountability, the arts, and human rights and discrimination. In 2004 and 2005 the committee was known as the Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Arts Committee.

Dates: 2004-2007

Special Committee on Pedestrian Safety Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4650-07
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, reports, presentations, background materials, and staff notes relating to pedestrian safety issues referred to the Committee.

Dates: 2007-2009

Housing, Human Services, Health, and Culture Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4650-08
Abstract

Records of the committee from Nick Licata's tenure as chair.

Dates: 2010-2013

Culture, Civil Rights, Health and Personnel Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4650-09
Abstract

Records from Nick Licata's tenure as committee chair.

Dates: 2008-2009

Nick Licata Electronic Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 4650-01
Abstract

Correspondence from councilmember Licata's email account.

Dates: 1998-2015